Gotthold's Emblems: Or Invisible Things Understood By Things That Are Made. Tr. By R. Menzies - Softcover

Christian Scriver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461651416 ISBN 13: 9780461651416

Publisher: HardPress, 1856

Synopsis

Gotthold's Emblems: Or Invisible Things Understood By Things That Are Made. By Christian Scriver. This English translation by the Rev. Robert Menzies presents a collection of devout, emblematic meditations drawn from 17th?century German piety. The work, originally written by Christian Scriver (1629–1693) and later rendered into English, comprises a treasury of 366 (in the English edition) or 400 emblematic devotions that couple ordinary objects and natural phenomena with spiritual lessons. Each emblem invites reflection on themes such as time, mortality, providence, humility, charity, prayer, and faith, using images from daily life—the Dial?Plate, Snow, The Paper Mill, The Mote in the Eye, The Diamonds, The Keys, and many more. The Translator’s Preface explains Scriver’s life, the emblem’s purpose as a daily devotional treasury, and how the work may be used by readers from beggar to prince. The volume situates nature and ordinary objects as instruments for divine reflection.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1856
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461651416
• ISBN 13: 9780461651416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332